Brazilian Nightclub Fire Kills 231 People

Brazilian Nightclub Fire Kills 231 People

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ANTONIO SCORZA

Residents of Santa Maria march along the Rio Branco avenue demanding justice and in homage to the victims of Kiss nightclub fire, on January 28, 2013, in Santa Maria, southern Brazil, where a blaze on the eve killed more than 230 people. Brazilian police arrested four suspects --two of the Kiss club's owners, along with a pair of musicians who starred in the ill-fated pyrotechnic show, in the wake of the nightclub fire that forced sports officials to defend preparations for the World Cup and Olympics. AFP PHOTO / ANTONIO SCORZA

Residents of Santa Maria march along the Rio Branco avenue demanding justice and in homage to the victims of Kiss nightclub fire, on January 28, 2013, in Santa Maria, southern Brazil, where a blaze on the eve killed more than 230 people. Brazilian police arrested four suspects --two of the Kiss club's owners, along with a pair of musicians who starred in the ill-fated pyrotechnic show, in the wake of the nightclub fire that forced sports officials to defend preparations for the World Cup and Olympics. AFP PHOTO / ANTONIO SCORZA

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JEFFERSON BERNARDES

Residents of Santa Maria march along the Rio Branco avenue demanding justice and in homage to the victims of the Kiss nightclub fire, on January 28, 2013, in Santa Maria, southern Brazil, where a blaze on the eve killed more than 230 people. Brazilian police arrested four suspects --two of the Kiss club's owners, along with a pair of musicians who starred in the ill-fated pyrotechnic show, in the wake of the nightclub fire that forced sports officials to defend preparations for the World Cup and Olympics. AFP PHOTO / JEFFERSON BERNARDES

Residents of Santa Maria march along the Rio Branco avenue demanding justice and in homage to the victims of the Kiss nightclub fire, on January 28, 2013, in Santa Maria, southern Brazil, where a blaze on the eve killed more than 230 people. Brazilian police arrested four suspects --two of the Kiss club's owners, along with a pair of musicians who starred in the ill-fated pyrotechnic show, in the wake of the nightclub fire that forced sports officials to defend preparations for the World Cup and Olympics. AFP PHOTO / JEFFERSON BERNARDES

BRAZIL-ACCIDENT-FIRE

JEFFERSON BERNARDES

Employees of a funeral parlor carry a coffin in Santa Maria, 550 Km from Porto Alegre, southern Brazil on January 28, 2013, where more than 230 people died and 116 more were injured. Shocked survivors, mostly science students in Santa Maria, described how scores of revelers were trampled to death or succumbed to smoke inhalation as blocked exits and rising flames caused panic AFP PHOTO / Jefferson BERNARDES

Employees of a funeral parlor carry a coffin in Santa Maria, 550 Km from Porto Alegre, southern Brazil on January 28, 2013, where more than 230 people died and 116 more were injured. Shocked survivors, mostly science students in Santa Maria, described how scores of revelers were trampled to death or succumbed to smoke inhalation as blocked exits and rising flames caused panic AFP PHOTO / Jefferson BERNARDES

BRAZIL-ACCIDENT-FIRE

JEFFERSON BERNARDES

Employees of a funeral parlor carry a coffin in Santa Maria, 550 Km from Porto Alegre, southern Brazil on January 28, 2013, where more than 230 people died and 116 more were injured. Shocked survivors, mostly science students in Santa Maria, described how scores of revelers were trampled to death or succumbed to smoke inhalation as blocked exits and rising flames caused panic AFP PHOTO / Jefferson BERNARDES

Employees of a funeral parlor carry a coffin in Santa Maria, 550 Km from Porto Alegre, southern Brazil on January 28, 2013, where more than 230 people died and 116 more were injured. Shocked survivors, mostly science students in Santa Maria, described how scores of revelers were trampled to death or succumbed to smoke inhalation as blocked exits and rising flames caused panic AFP PHOTO / Jefferson BERNARDES

BRAZIL-ACCIDENT-FIRE

JEFFERSON BERNARDES

Soldiers carry the coffin of a victim of a nightclub blaze in Santa Maria, 550 Km from Porto Alegre, southern Brazil on January 28, 2013, where more than 230 people died and 116 more were injured. Shocked survivors, mostly science students in Santa Maria, described how scores of revelers were trampled to death or succumbed to smoke inhalation as blocked exits and rising flames caused panic AFP PHOTO / Jefferson BERNARDES

Soldiers carry the coffin of a victim of a nightclub blaze in Santa Maria, 550 Km from Porto Alegre, southern Brazil on January 28, 2013, where more than 230 people died and 116 more were injured. Shocked survivors, mostly science students in Santa Maria, described how scores of revelers were trampled to death or succumbed to smoke inhalation as blocked exits and rising flames caused panic AFP PHOTO / Jefferson BERNARDES

BRAZIL-ACCIDENT-FIRE

JEFFERSON BERNARDES

Employees of a funeral parlor carry a coffin in Santa Maria, 550 Km from Porto Alegre, southern Brazil on January 28, 2013, where more than 230 people died and 116 more were injured. Shocked survivors, mostly science students in Santa Maria, described how scores of revelers were trampled to death or succumbed to smoke inhalation as blocked exits and rising flames caused panic AFP PHOTO / Jefferson BERNARDES

Employees of a funeral parlor carry a coffin in Santa Maria, 550 Km from Porto Alegre, southern Brazil on January 28, 2013, where more than 230 people died and 116 more were injured. Shocked survivors, mostly science students in Santa Maria, described how scores of revelers were trampled to death or succumbed to smoke inhalation as blocked exits and rising flames caused panic AFP PHOTO / Jefferson BERNARDES

Brazilian Nightclub Fire Kills Over 200

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Friends and families after last night fire in Santa Maria on January 27, 2013 in Santa Maria, Brazil. Last night the nightclub Kiss caught fire killing 245 people. Families are still recognizing the bodies.

Friends and families after last night fire in Santa Maria on January 27, 2013 in Santa Maria, Brazil. Last night the nightclub Kiss caught fire killing 245 people. Families are still recognizing the bodies.

Brazilian Nightclub Fire Kills Over 200

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Friends and families after last night fire in Santa Maria on January 27, 2013 in Santa Maria, Brazil. Last night the nightclub Kiss caught fire killing 245 people. Families are still recognizing the bodies.

Friends and families after last night fire in Santa Maria on January 27, 2013 in Santa Maria, Brazil. Last night the nightclub Kiss caught fire killing 245 people. Families are still recognizing the bodies.

Brazilian Nightclub Fire Kills Over 200

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Friends and families after last night fire in Santa Maria on January 27, 2013 in Santa Maria, Brazil. Last night the nightclub Kiss caught fire killing 245 people. Families are still recognizing the bodies.

Friends and families after last night fire in Santa Maria on January 27, 2013 in Santa Maria, Brazil. Last night the nightclub Kiss caught fire killing 245 people. Families are still recognizing the bodies.

Brazilian Nightclub Fire Kills Over 200

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Friends and families after last night fire in Santa Maria on January 27, 2013 in Santa Maria, Brazil. Last night the nightclub Kiss caught fire killing 245 people. Families are still recognizing the bodies.

Friends and families after last night fire in Santa Maria on January 27, 2013 in Santa Maria, Brazil. Last night the nightclub Kiss caught fire killing 245 people. Families are still recognizing the bodies.

Brazilian Nightclub Fire Kills Over 200

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Friends and families after last night fire in Santa Maria on January 27, 2013 in Santa Maria, Brazil. Last night the nightclub Kiss caught fire killing 245 people. Families are still recognizing the bodies.

Friends and families after last night fire in Santa Maria on January 27, 2013 in Santa Maria, Brazil. Last night the nightclub Kiss caught fire killing 245 people. Families are still recognizing the bodies.

Brazilian Nightclub Fire Kills Over 200

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View of Kiss Nightclub after last night fire in Santa Maria on January 27, 2013 in Santa Maria, Brazil. Last night the nightclub Kiss caught fire killing 245 people. Families are still recognizing the bodies.

View of Kiss Nightclub after last night fire in Santa Maria on January 27, 2013 in Santa Maria, Brazil. Last night the nightclub Kiss caught fire killing 245 people. Families are still recognizing the bodies.

Brazilian Nightclub Fire Kills Over 200

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Friends and families after last night fire in Santa Maria on January 27, 2013 in Santa Maria, Brazil. Last night the nightclub Kiss caught fire killing 245 people. Families are still recognizing the bodies.

Friends and families after last night fire in Santa Maria on January 27, 2013 in Santa Maria, Brazil. Last night the nightclub Kiss caught fire killing 245 people. Families are still recognizing the bodies.

Brazilian Nightclub Fire Kills Over 200

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View of Kiss Nightclub after last night fire in Santa Maria on January 27, 2013 in Santa Maria, Brazil. Last night the nightclub Kiss caught fire killing 245 people. Families are still recognizing the bodies.

View of Kiss Nightclub after last night fire in Santa Maria on January 27, 2013 in Santa Maria, Brazil. Last night the nightclub Kiss caught fire killing 245 people. Families are still recognizing the bodies.

Residents of Santa Maria march along the Rio Branco avenue demanding... NachrichtenfotoBrasilien,Bundesstaat Rio Grande do Sul,Diskothek,Feuer,Feuerwehrmann,Fordern,Küssen,Menschen,Menschenmenge,Nacht,Notfall und Katastrophe,Opfer,Prachtstraße,Respekt,Retter - Rettungsaktion,Santa Maria - Rio Grande do Sul,Südbrasilien,Tod,VertikalPhotographer ANTONIO SCORZACollection: AFP 2013 AFPResidents of Santa Maria march along the Rio Branco avenue demanding justice and in homage to the victims of Kiss nightclub fire, on January 28, 2013, in Santa Maria, southern Brazil, where a blaze on the eve killed more than 230 people. Brazilian police arrested four suspects --two of the Kiss club's owners, along with a pair of musicians who starred in the ill-fated pyrotechnic show, in the wake of the nightclub fire that forced sports officials to defend preparations for the World Cup and Olympics. AFP PHOTO / ANTONIO SCORZA (Photo credit should read ANTONIO SCORZA/AFP/Getty Images)